Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-03

scattering that DIR. Rhodes announced
that II was impossible to elect all the
members Of the synod to these two
offices.
The teller reported that Rev. s. A. Ort,
ID. D., president of Wittenberg college, at
Springfield, o., had received ninety.five
out of $50 votes cast for president and
was therefore elected.
No one having received majority of
the votes for secretary another ballot
was taken which resulted in the election
OF Rev. W. s. Frees, of York, Pa, by 109
out of $50 votes cast.
The newly elected officers took their
places. AS DIR. Ort, the president elect,
was introduced to the synod by
the retiring president be said,
! than k you for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me by electng me, to this
position. l will endeavor to discharge
the duties of the Office faithfully. We
should give faithful attention to the
work we are doing. The Lords business
is the most important that we can engage
in. Let us ask you to transact the busi
ness in the fear of God.
On motion Of Rev. IL. L. Bangher ID.
D., Rev; w. IL. Rosenstengel of Grand
Island, Neb., was appointed German re-
porter, and Rev. p. II. Hansen, of Den.
yer, Swedish reporter of the proceedings.
man delegates at the morning session,
who thought that a German secretary
should be appointed. The president ap-
pointed Rev. William NJ Baum, Jr., of
Canajoharie, N. Y, assistant secretary.
Theophilus Smith, Esq. of Philadelphia,
reported for the hymn book publishing
committee that the total amount of roy.
alties due the general synod was 81, ,6S2 .92
and that the Indebtedness of the synod
tn In hnn I'd A l,.,l
ancc of $265.Sl due the synod. Rev. IL.
Bangher ID. d., IN behalf of the commit
tee on publication of a Sunday school
hymn and tune book, reported that the
Augsburg songs had been published and
nearly $4,000 copies had already been
sold.
The special order for the day being
called for the twenty-fourth bien-
NAL report of the board of
clear and full voice bv the secretary of
the board, Rev. George Scholl, ID. D., of
Baltimore.
The receipts during the past two years,
ending March 81, 1887, from all sources
for the general fund were $62, 1868, an
increase of 81 .G19.F over the preceding
two years. The total receipts, together
with the balance carried over from the
previous report, made a working capital
for the board of S6S.7i1.22 The expend-
itures aggregated 500, ,574.SS. leaving
holds invested funds to the amount of
$9,0lO.OO. The treasurer has also received
cash contributions amounting to S., 433 Al
toward the India college. But one leg.
acy has been received during the past
two years, amounting to Sl,000.0O, from
Mrs. Anna G. Hutz, of Chambersburg,
Pa, and the American tract society had
also sent $4,000.
The receipts of the Children's Mission
the last report. The contributions of the
schools amounted to 81, ,224.1S. The form
of the Missionary Journal has been
changed into twenty-page magazine,
and the circulation has increased to Ia 900
regular subscribers.
The United Synod in the south has CO. op-
Grated withthe board during the past two
years contributing toward the support in
India of Rev. William p. Swartz, and for
other objects the sum OF $2 541.49.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society now embraces 425 auxii-
iary societies, organized into twenty
synodical societies, having membership
of II, 120, and their receipts for all objects
are So, S,07S.22. OF this amount they have
turned over to the boald $7,661.9S. The
society is now supporting IN India, Miss
Anna S. Kugler, M. d., Miss Fannie Nj.
Dryden and several native Zenan work.
ers and number of girls schools.
After twelve years of faithful service
in ndla, Rev. l.. l.. Uhl has returned to
this country for a period of rest, and is
now studying at the John Hopkins uni.
verSity in Baltimore, with the view of
preparing himself for official work
among the high caste classes of India.
During his trip among the churches he
has secured in cash and subscriptions the
sum of $15, 459.1S toward the erection of
the India college building and the hos
pital. ..... 80. .
The board has now employed Rev,
George Scholl, ID. d., as secretary, who
has resigned his charge and now devotes
all his time to the work of the society
In March last the young men in the con-
gregatiOns were asked to raise g., 900
toward building in India mission house
to be known rs the Nichols Memorial.
Already $1,000 has been contributed.
Rev. f. M. Huber is now under appoint.
ment as missionary to Africa, and will
ohe y Ss young eay men e ''i havs snee hsh fSe
death of Rev. Nichols, offered
thesr services for the foreign field.
Rev. w. z. Swartz sailed for India
July II, 1885, and Rev. and Mrs. John
Nichols sailed May 81, 1885. Mr.. Nichols
died OF typhoid fever December n 1886.
Mrs. Nichols has since returned to this
country, and Rev. w. p. Swartz, with
the approval of the India conference,
has also returned for brief period.
The report of the India mission shows
that there are at Guntoor, ana the sta.
ton connected with it, A ordained mis-
sionaries, 3 ordained native pastors, 3
eyangelists, II catechists, 0S village
preachers, 81 prayer houses, 314 villages
containing native christians There are
connected with these mission stations
$3.50 baptized members, including chill
dren, 5,S16 communicant members, with
a total of 1851 under christian instruc-
ton. ,C
During 1856 the accessons to the
mission were 1850. OF these I,741 were
by baptism, 200 from other missions, 157
backsliders reclaimed, 453 from other
villages. The losses for the same period
were 1854, 800 by death, As by excommu-
nication, 347 by backslidlng, 422 by re.
moval to other villages, II going to other
missions.
At the close of 1886 there were 1,OSl
candidates for baptism. The benefcence
of the native christians in cash, labor
and provisions amounted to $2,55O.2l.
. In the Luther mission college and its
branches there are II teachers with 4l6
CT, to fra ykN, kox, "A